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College Wins Award for Innovative Global Classroom Linkages

Jeffrey Thomas — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:13:38 -0400

Champlain College, a small liberal arts school in Vermont, won a prestigious award for developing online discussion programs with 14 universities in 12 countries as part of its internationalization efforts. “We are interested in dialogue — in opening the eyes of our students to a bigger world.”

Lillian O’Donnell Helps Students Realize Their College Dreams

Jeffrey Thomas — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:52:41 -0400

Lillian O’Donnell an is adviser for The National College Advising Corps (NCAC), an initiative aimed at increasing the number of students from low-income families who get a higher education. While guiding young students through the often confusing college application process, O’Donnell said she has learned a lot from them too.

Student Adviser Dexter Robinson Shows Way to Higher Education

Jeffrey Thomas — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:18:59 -0400

The National College Advising Corps places recent college graduates as advisers in schools with low rates of college attendance with the aim of reaching students who need financial help and personal guidance. Dexter Robinson, an adviser in North Carolina, talks about the job he loves.

College Wins Award for Internationalization Efforts

Jeffrey Thomas — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:06:10 -0400

St. Louis Community College at Forest Park recently won a prestigious award for its efforts to internationalize its campus in downtown St. Louis. Forest Park’s Grace Liu discusses the importance of globalization and what her school is doing to give students an understanding of different cultures.

Nontraditional Students Enrich U.S. College Campuses

Jeffrey Thomas — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:51:23 -0400

Nontraditional students represent a large minority of students on many U.S. college campuses and on some a substantial majority. These older students want instructors and courses that are more rigorous, serious and applicable to the real world, according to researchers. They also are often more interested in the joy of learning.

Equality in Sports Participation Benefits All, Says Expert

Jeffrey Thomas — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:12:47 -0400

Kids, regardless of race or gender, benefit in multiple ways from participating in sports, according to an expert on female sports participation. Participating in sports help girls build self-confidence and self-esteem and enhances their ability to solve problems and prepare for future professional careers.

University of Georgia Partners with Tunisia on e-Learning Project

Jeffrey Thomas — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:42:04 -0400

A Tunisian engineering professor at the University of Georgia establishes an award-winning UGA-Tunisian Educational Partnership to help her native country achieve national educational goals and to support online course development through the Virtual University of Tunis.

The Good Immigrant Student

Bruce Odessey — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:34:07 -0400

The author's family left Saigon on April 29, 1975, when she was eight months old. After staying in refugee camps in the Philippines, Guam, and Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, they settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This piece is excerpted from her book Stealing Buddha’s Dinner and her essay “The Good Immigrant Student.”

U.S. College’s “Coexistence House” Promotes Religious Tolerance

Carolee Walker — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:43:19 -0400

Spring in the United States is often the time when university students get together with friends to submit their fall housing requests, hoping to share living spaces with people they know and who share compatible lifestyles. Not so for the 14 Muslim, Christian and Jewish women who have chosen to room together at the Middle East Coexistence House at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Sharp Hike Reported in Volunteering by U.S. University Students

Martha Paluch — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:56:38 -0400

The number of American university students who volunteer for community service projects in the United States has risen nearly 20 percent since 2002, according to a new study. University students “represent a large and growing source of the nation’s volunteers,” according to the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency that provides grants and other support to volunteer organizations throughout the country. The agency’s latest study found that three in 10 university students, or 3.3 million people, volunteered in 2005 – a gain of 600,000 students above the 2.7 million reported in 2002.

Athletes Share Personal Stories from University of Tennessee

Bridget Hunter — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:50:55 -0400

Many of the world’s best swimmers and divers are choosing to train at U.S. universities. University of Tennessee athletes from Australia, Ireland and Great Britain share their experiences with the Washington File.

World’s Aquatic Athletes Choosing To Train in the United States

Bridget Hunter — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:13:05 -0400

Superior facilities, outstanding coaches and extensive support systems are attracting many of the world’s top aquatic athletes to U.S. universities. The Washington File looks at the increasingly international face of competitive swimming and diving in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Historically Black Colleges Vital to U.S. Higher Education

Michael Jay Friedman — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:56:15 -0400